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London’s legal sector has over 12m sq ft of lease expiring between now and the end of 2030, as law firms are set to compete for the best of the …
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FAVOURITE backers will be in their element, weather permitting, on the Sha Tin card, with a number of gallopers likely to go off at very short odds. The John Size-trained …
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Clothes are indicators of who we are and how we want to be perceived. This is especially true of politicians, for even the most straightforward of whom everything is, in …
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IT IS twilight racing again in Hong Kong on Saturday, when Sha Tin hosts an exciting and informative 10-race programme, starting at 9.00am. Reigning champion jockey Zac Purton was back …
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One half of the billionaire Issa brothers has sold his stake in Asda to the private equity giant the pair partnered with to secure its £6.5bn takeover in 2021. Funds …
One pub a day closed its doors in 2025 as businesses were forced to battle mounting cost pressures and an increasingly heavy tax burden. Fresh …
In what has been a record year for the FTSE 100, a number of London’s blue-chips missed out on the rally and were left in …
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Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group strengthens grip on AO as it increases stake again
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UK and Nigeria to sign investment deal with focus on legal and financial services
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Why are UK banking stocks doing so badly despite bumper profits?
The UK’s biggest banks are set to post bumper annual profits when they report their 2023 results in the coming weeks. But why are they …
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The Body Shop prepares to slash jobs and close stores as administration confirmed
Hundreds of jobs are expected to be lost and stores closed as The Body Shop officially entered administration. Tony Wright, Geoff Rowley, and Alastair Massey …
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FCA bans London Capital & Finance boss over scandal which lost investors more than £200m
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Shift: The new Yodel owner backed by Sir Andy Murray and the Duke of Norfolk
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London Euston to Birmingham route blocked after landslip as thousands face disruption
Thousands of passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line between Birmingham and London, one of the UK’s busiest rail routes, are facing disruption caused …
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Bank of England still on course for May interest rate cut despite strong pay growth
There’s a hawkish undertone to this morning’s labour market figures which may concern the Bank of England. Wages slowed, but not by as much as …
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Historic Adnams brewery calls in advisers to ‘explore options to fund growth plans’
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Aston Martin in talks with bankers over debt pile as repayment deadlines loom
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